[ad_1] Providence, a Washington-based not-for-profit health system, is shrinking its executive team and streamlining some functions as it faces operational challenges. Providence cited worker shortages, inflation, supply chain […]
More physicians seek unions amid changing landscape, COVID-19
[ad_1] Dr. Monique Hedmann, a family medicine resident at Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center in West Carson, works with patients from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. […]
Feds announce $1.2B healthcare fraud takedown
[ad_1] The Justice Department announced charges against 36 people for $1.2 billion in alleged healthcare fraud Wednesday, with more than $1 billion of the total alleged losses stemming […]
In push for women scientists, ChristianaCare leads by example
[ad_1] Despite the push to bring more women into science-related fields, much work still lies ahead. As of 2019, less than 30% of the world’s researchers were women, […]
Empire BlueCross BlueShield backs out of NYC’s plan to switch retirees to Medicare Advantage
[ad_1] The city Office of Labor Relations and the Municipal Labor Committee, which represents retired city employees, originally agreed to pursue switching to Medicare Advantage plans in 2018. […]
American Hospital Association names Conroy chair-elect for 2023
[ad_1] The American Hospital Association Board of Trustees has elected Dr. Joanne Conroy to serve as chair-elect in 2023 and chair in 2024. Conroy is president and CEO […]
Hospital system says it’s hurt by lack of Medicaid expansion
[ad_1] A county-owned Mississippi hospital system that wants to put itself up for sale says one of its main financial challenges is the decision by the state’s elected […]
U.S. health insurers raise rates to match increase in usage
[ad_1] After putting off routine healthcare for much of the pandemic, Americans are now returning to doctors’ offices in big numbers — a trend that’s starting to show […]
Nursing home staffing rule could cost $10B a year, AHCA says
[ad_1] President Joe Biden’s proposal to mandate staffing levels at nursing homes would require providers to hire 187,000 new nurses at a cost of up to $10 billion […]
CDC advisers endorse more traditional Novavax COVID shot
[ad_1] How well it works Large studies in the U.S., Mexico and Britain found two doses of the Novavax vaccine were safe and about 90% effective at preventing […]
